The Fabrics and Materials Used in Ethically Responsible Clothing

Most clothes available today in the market aretonnes of chemical dyes and 4571 million days of an
produced unethically using fabrics, chemicals, andaverage family need of electricity.
pesticides that harm the environment. Huge amount ofBamboo
child labour is used to cut costs and make largeBamboo fabric is made from the soft fibres in bamboo
revenues and profits.pulp, which is taken out from the bamboo plant. Other
Fabrics like non-organic cotton when manufacturedthan being environment friendly, it has many other
releases air pollution in the form of carbon dioxide.qualities better from manufactured cloth. Bamboo cloth
Polyester used in making clothes produces petroleumhelps the moisture on skin to be absorbed so that the
as a by-product. Dyes used in clothes release lots ofskin can breathe even through the fabric. It also acts
chlorine, chromium, and pollutants, which is a health riskas antibacterial and antifungal. It is a wrinkle free fabric,
for farmers, producers, and consumers.which does not need ironing or dryer to dry. Another
People have now turned towards a positive change,advantage that bamboo plants have is that they frown
and have started demanding ethically responsiblequickly releasing more oxygen than normal tress and
clothes and have stepped towards making thetakes away carbon dioxide from the air. No pesticides
environment a better place to breathe in. Materialsare required to grow bamboos. It is very easy to grow
used in making ethically responsible clothing are:them organically.
Organic CottonHemp
Many years ago, cotton was produced organicallyA plant known as Hemp produces the most
before pesticides and other chemicals were used in itsenvironment friendly cloth in the world. It requires no
production. Cotton was cultivated in the fields inpesticides and takes very less amount of water to
rotation with other crops so that soil heath can begrow. Hemp is not only used in the textile and clothing
maximised. During the last six decades, cotton is theindustry, it is also used in making paper and some
crop that uses more insecticide than any other cropplastic. It is more long lasting than cotton, and is
produced in the world. Cotton use 25% percent of theprotecting, absorbing, allergy-free, and generally not
world's insecticides as it is the highest growing crop allirritating to the skin.
over the world.Tencel
Organic cotton is cultivated exclusive of pesticides andTencel or Lyocell is a very soft fabric available today.
other chemical fertilisers. Contemporary organicIt is produced from cellulose in wood pulp. This pulp is
methods and crop replacements are used to keepchanged into fibres to make cloth out of it. It is friendly
pests minimised. According to a survey by UKto the environment and processed without using
government, if every citizen in the country purchasechemicals. It is very soft, long lasting, lightweight and
one piece of clothing made from recycled wool perrecyclable.
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